WhidbeyHealth leaders are projecting increased use of its birthing center and outpatient services in the public hospital district’s 2020 budget. Controller Jennifer Reed said she’d… Continue reading
There’s a somewhat of a juxtaposition in the actions on the floor of the Oak Harbor Roller Barn Thursday night. Graceful rollerbladers glide, seemingly effortlessly… Continue reading
There’s a sentiment among many Oak Harbor residents that their community is slowly losing its identity. The towering Garry oak tree in front of the… Continue reading
The image of groups of people standing with large card stock on street corners near State Highway 20 has almost become a familiar sight, though… Continue reading
It wasn’t quite enough to just raise money for a general cause. Members of the Rotary Club of North Whidbey Sunrise wanted to ensure funding… Continue reading
Some homeowners on Whidbey Island received a troubling notice recently, notifying them they might need to pay extra fees on their flood insurance because of… Continue reading
Later this month, an annual one-day effort gets underway to count the people in Island County who don’t have addresses. The department leading the effort… Continue reading
Island County Commissioner Janet St. Clair is a nerd. The kind of nerd who spends the holidays pouring over a book about “mastering council meetings”… Continue reading
A 19-year-old Oak Harbor man died early in the morning Jan. 3 in a collision near Pass Lake in the Deception Pass area. Around 2:40… Continue reading
Oak Harbor resident Kelly Davidson had thought her community could “do better” than its previous, small Memorial Day ceremonies. It turned out she was right.… Continue reading
A dispute between two elected officials that had the potential to impact homebuyers may have come to a solution after all. The issue began with… Continue reading
It’s unclear if any fantastic beasts have been set loose on South Whidbey, but a known expert in such matters was rumored to have been… Continue reading
The chapter of Brothers-in-Arms Motorcycle Club might be known as the “Nasty North,” but its cause and members are anything but. Sure, the veterans, reservists… Continue reading
A hit-and-run suspect was taken into custody Thursday after driving past the scene of the accident he allegedly fled. The three-vehicle collision was reported on… Continue reading
A Whidbey Island senior woman was living alone, not eating and sustaining herself with alcohol before a case manager stepped in. She was socially isolated,… Continue reading
Santa’s elves have been sending up positive reports to the north pole about the good behavior boys and girls at Oak Harbor elementary schools. So… Continue reading
Recent federal legislation will phase out the military’s use of firefighting agents that use a toxic family of chemicals, but there are Whidbey residents using… Continue reading
The festive lights and cacophony of drums and whistles coming from the intersection of Main Street and State Highway 20 on Tuesday night might’ve seemed… Continue reading
Flu season has arrived early on Whidbey Island and across the state. Theresa Sanders, Island County Public Health epidemiologist, said flu activity in the county… Continue reading
After a decade at Coupeville High School, Principal Duane Baumann will step aside after this school year. He is moving to the Port Orchard area… Continue reading
